Outsourcing is a far more mature industry today than a decade ago. Most companies now utilize outsourcing in multiple areas and consider it a common business practice.

Additionally, the role of strategic sourcing organizations in companies with significant outsourcing efforts is evolving. The combination of proliferating BPO options, supplier choices, and outsourcing deals increases the need for strategic sourcing organizations to play the right role at the right time in a wide number of scenarios.

You will learn the following:

• The trends in the outsourcing industry that impact the nature of outsourcing initiatives
• Implications of the trends for the role of strategic sourcing organizations and how they can help improve outsourcing results
• Options for strategic sourcing organizations to enhance their access to important information and expertise required to optimize outsourcing initiatives.